Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-22
HISTORY OF THE B. go.
THR RISE AND PROGRESS OF A GREAT
RAILROAD.
The Rrs, Chartered and Fully 0rganiEd Company
in the United Saiss-0perald at lis
lncspton With Horse POwsr-
The Recent Big Dsal

many fha ,,nnfrnl If which has been mat
! -, ,,i.,;n,, ., ,h. srs,
'e' VI 'e'en' SPsIa
chartered anu ihliy ol3 nizsu rsairo@o
cumpany in the United States. II wss
,,o;.,.,.,j h.,.,,, s,.7,h.,s,n made bis irst
iOcomoti'e' aoo peiose u "as suo"H
steam could be successfully used n motive
mower. The road was Oh, A AMI cars were
,,;n AN Z, ,,n,,,l ,,,,, ,,,n,,.lr,5 n,
steam, III the same year 'nA' s'epnehsons
locomotive, The Rocket, drew train OF
cars from Liverpool to Manchester at the
r,,, Of ,w.lva n;l.s an h,,r In fac,
-. =,
sle'ph niu h''i'ns " uo WIN 'ie 'n'.P'
tion OF the road. The Inst locomotive
power used was horse power, api .rs
ware drawn i, ,hs sam. way n. canal
- o. -.., -, :,
o'AE' o"' "'P''''"s '"'"'
Baltimore constructed car win
sails, which he called the .Eolus,
aud .h;,h NAVAL anti. s,cc.s.6,,
4,
Oh "inuy ua's' Au'o"s ''"'e ""o '"'
ioyed sail on the railroad was Baron
krudener, the Russian Ambassador at
Washington, who declared he had never
travelled 10 agreeably. He sent model
of the sailing car to the Emperor, who was
80 pleased with II that he sent deputation
from Russia 10 tolhvesugate the "otkings "'
the baltimore q ONO load, ana was
through them that kots Winahs ana othef
BaltImoreans obtained the lucrative EN-
ployment IN Eussia by when their I'M
merse fortunes was made. The henaid
will give short account oil the Hso ana
progress Of this great railroad. Quaker
merchant OF ha'timcre, fhilip T.. Thomas,
II st suggeste' rul n vi TO the ONO k''er
in 1Sa6. baltimore Il that time waa
city OF 1900 Inhabitants, aud hal great
facilities io' eNport Lrndc, but its IN.
land communications were thnatened
hy the Erie and fennsyiVania
canals, which were di'eitlnK me
Western trade TO New iorS and lhIladei-
phia Though but !itte was kno"n oi
railroads at that time the project Il p nah
to Ohio was received with favor hy ne
people OF Maryland, aud il ls!7 ths Lfis-
lature granted . charter 10 the Baltimore
4 y niC Railroad Company, aiterw;rd con-
hrmed by the Virginia Legislature, for tho
cor ustruction Of such rnad. The neEt
year the legislature of Mary land subscribed
500, 900 TO the stock Of the company, a1d
the work was commenced. This was the
first legislative aid ever gwen IA ttH e'ut
try 10 railroad enterprise, An Sppropts-
tion of S,W0,OO was aftrrward recon-
mcnded for II by committees IN both houses
of Congress, but the bill ialled To lasA ne
government, however, detallcd Wet Po'n'
graduates To aid IN engineering ihe "ork,
and by them the first part OF the
Inc vas ialh OUT Inc 'tn ~ 'uiy, io~,
WAS gaia aHy IN the 'ty ol hll''nlo,e'
great procession, rePrescit'nE ., "h u
,,n n'o 81, A;n - -, 81 aa,b.,,,d a, ,hs
"" p'I" ,P'. ,,'''I. ', a.. 49,, 90 ,,i,r...
~" - aa;.. ' Of ths new ,o"d.
Gr,,io. %s-..iI ar ra,,nII,on then over
ou""a -.,'. o"''"'r' 81 a.. g. tor.
I n.n1y h lI, y, aS', - 81 oan.,ds, mi.
amana "" NJ ,hs NO, ;unor,,n, acts NJ nv life
s"nonS onIv 90 nv sign;ng the Declaration
Of InJanendsnce II cyen Il he second to
that" " The stone hore this inscription:
"Thi, STONE presented by the stone
cutters of Baltimore, in oommemo
milton Of the commencement OF
the naltimore aud Ohio Railroad, was
here nIaccJ an the Fourth Of July, 1919,
hv ,ha Grand /, 4, . of MARYLAND. a.sistsd
Wv Charl, a C,rroIi q, C,rroilton. the last
1ryir,ng rigner of the DecIsra,io, Of In.
dcn.,dence and under the direction of
tho nrcsiden, and directors Of the railroad
onrnr,rr A r,,ion,I saIu,e vas then fircd
hv ,rs ,,t,iie,v af,er WHICH various trade
ds,n,,,iors ,n.,cheJ hy s,onpinv lo al
IL A. Cecil and to male him n small
-, -, 80, =. ,,,or,or;ai Tho G,llouing are
,ho s. 80, and nj yerses of one oC the song,
snno on ths occas;on r
- ,,,r.a.
Viii The pIck and the spade
'TI' 20 reach To ohio for the benefit u trade
lirre arr MINT, mI,aoi 10 ~ !" tiles IN .i''''''
Here are are Tock. Io BE- blown and Jridges. too. to
build, .,,--,.. ,..
AmI & %ets ~, enIp'ihs, orngy hs,s m Ealti,pnrr "s'
Ard when ln The "s rad ~, !. mad. aa.t.
T., W., Wiz InfIys snn piEs snu,ns tb"y vii, lat lul,
WV Gr":
Aud whil- the kettle bol,,
~ we nay f,as % p,,arr snre .na h,.aif.., I'm obi.
W sWs.,c ,L'y'rc ali vaItInv houing prnyiug